The Tau are coming! Come take a look at the 8th Edition release lineup and pricing for Tau and all their accessories from Games Workshop for this week!
This week it’s all about Warhammer 40k with the release of the new 8th edition Tau, now available for preorder from GW.
Let’s take a look at the lineup:
Games Workshop:
Coldstar Collection: $95
Gather together some truly special T’au Empire products – as well as their Datacards, this bundle nets you the Collector’s Edition Codex:
Codex: T’au Empire Collector’s Edition
This Collector’s Edition of Codex: T’au Empire is complete and unabridged, and features a soft touch cover with new artwork on the front and back, black page edges, a black ribbon marker and the original Codex cover art on the first page. A 136-page hardback Codex containing the story of the T’au Empire’s rapid expansion throughout the galaxy, along with showcases of beautifully painted miniatures, painting advice and all the rules for this army.
Datacards: T’au Empire
– 25 Stratagems available to any Battle-forged T’au Empire army as found in Codex: T’au Empire, along with 3 Stratagems – Command Re-roll, Counter-Offensive and Insane Bravery – from the Warhammer 40,000 rules, available to any army;
– 36 Tactical Objectives, including the 6 specific Objectives from Codex: T’au Empire.
Shas’O Collection: $55
Pick up the rules you need to field your T’au Empire army in games of Warhammer 40,000 with this bundle. In it you’ll find a copy of Codex: T’au Empire, packed full of background and rules, and their Datacards, allowing you to keep track of objectives and stratagems easily. Included:
Codex: T’au Empire
A 136-page hardback Codex containing the story of the T’au Empire’s rapid expansion throughout the galaxy, along with showcases of beautifully painted miniatures, painting advice and all the rules for this army.
Datacards: T’au Empire
– 25 Stratagems available to any Battle-forged T’au Empire army as found in Codex: T’au Empire, along with 3 Stratagems – Command Re-roll, Counter-Offensive and Insane Bravery – from the Warhammer 40,000 rules, available to any army;
– 36 Tactical Objectives, including the 6 specific Objectives from Codex: T’au Empire.
Codex: T’au Empire Collector’s Edition: $80
Available while stocks last, this Collector’s Edition of Codex: T’au Empire is complete and unabridged, and features a soft touch cover with new artwork on the front and back, black page edges, a black ribbon marker and the original Codex cover art on the first page.
The T’au Empire is spreading, its boundless ambitions yet to be checked. Although world after world has been subsumed under their control, the T’au believe it is only the start of their new unified order, the first steps of a long journey that will end in a better existence for all. In their hearts they know it is their destiny to bring the light of truth to a galaxy drowning in darkness, and none have the right to deny their progress across the stars. If resistance is encountered, negotiations are swiftly and aggressively replaced with a purely military solution.
Codex: T’au Empire contains a wealth of background and rules – the definitive book for T’au Empire collectors. Within the 136-page hardback, you’ll find:
– A New Empire Dawns: an introduction to the T’au Empire, their attitude toward rapid expansion and the caste system of their society;
– The Rise of the T’au: an overview of the incredibly quick evolution of the T’au, and the sudden arrival of the Ethereals;
– Art of War: the ancient tactical philosophies and customs still in use by T’au warriors, and their applications to interplanetary warfare, including the arts of Kauyon and Mont’ka:
– A Destiny to Rule the Stars: the story of the T’au Empire’s expansion into the wider galaxy, including descriptions of their first contact with the Imperium, and details of the Septs of the First, Second and Thirds spheres of expansion;
– A map of the T’au Empire’s territories at the time of the Fifth sphere of expansion;
– The language and culture of the T’au, with a guide to names and their alphabet;
– Descriptions of the T’au Empire’s military organisation, including an example expeditionary force, markings for 21 Septs and examples of team, helmet and battlesuit markings;
– Example colour schemes for 12 Septs;
– A timeline of major events and battles in the T’au Empire’s history;
– Background on each unit available to a T’au Empire army;
– A showcase of beautifully painted Citadel miniatures, with example armies featuring everything from individual images of models to battle scenes on terrain.Rules
Everything you need to get a T’au Empire army primed for games of Warhammer 40,000 is in here:
– 38 datasheets providing rules for every T’au Empire unit and miniature;
– Army abilities reflecting the T’au Empire’s methods of war on the tabletop;
– Arsenal of the Empire: wargear both ranged and close-combat for use by the T’au Empire;
– Points values for all miniatures, weapons and wargear for use in Matched Play games;
– Supremacy Through Unity: rules for Battle-forged armies, including:
– 25 unique Stratagems, including 6 specific to the following Septs: T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves
– 6 Sept Tenets: special rules for each of the following Septs: T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves;
– 6 unique T’au Empire Warlord Traits, along with 6 additional Sept-specific traits – 1 each for T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves Spets;
– Signature Systems: 12 pieces of bleeding-edge weapon and artefact, technology available exclusively to the T’au;
– 6 unique Tactical Objectives.
Codex: T’au Empire: $40
The T’au Empire is spreading, its boundless ambitions yet to be checked. Although world after world has been subsumed under their control, the T’au believe it is only the start of their new unified order, the first steps of a long journey that will end in a better existence for all. In their hearts they know it is their destiny to bring the light of truth to a galaxy drowning in darkness, and none have the right to deny their progress across the stars. If resistance is encountered, negotiations are swiftly and aggressively replaced with a purely military solution.
Codex: T’au Empire contains a wealth of background and rules – the definitive book for T’au Empire collectors. Within the 136-page hardback, you’ll find:
– A New Empire Dawns: an introduction to the T’au Empire, their attitude toward rapid expansion and the caste system of their society;
– The Rise of the T’au: an overview of the incredibly quick evolution of the T’au, and the sudden arrival of the Ethereals;
– Art of War: the ancient tactical philosophies and customs still in use by T’au warriors, and their applications to interplanetary warfare, including the arts of Kauyon and Mont’ka:
– A Destiny to Rule the Stars: the story of the T’au Empire’s expansion into the wider galaxy, including descriptions of their first contact with the Imperium, and details of the Septs of the First, Second and Third spheres of expansion;
– A map of the T’au Empire’s territories at the time of the Fifth sphere of expansion;
– The language and culture of the T’au, with a guide to names and their alphabet;
– Descriptions of the T’au Empire’s military organisation, including an example expeditionary force, markings for 21 Septs and examples of team, helmet and battlesuit markings;
– Example colour schemes for 12 Septs;
– A timeline of major events and battles in the T’au Empire’s history;
– Background on each unit available to a T’au Empire army;
– A showcase of beautifully painted Citadel miniatures, with example armies featuring everything from individual images of models to battle scenes on terrain.Rules
Everything you need to get a T’au Empire army primed for games of Warhammer 40,000 is in here:
– 38 datasheets providing rules for every T’au Empire unit and miniature;
– Army abilities reflecting the T’au Empire’s methods of war on the tabletop;
– Arsenal of the Empire: wargear both ranged and close-combat for use by the T’au Empire;
– Points values for all miniatures, weapons and wargear for use in Matched Play games;
– Supremacy Through Unity: rules for Battle-forged armies, including:
– 25 unique Stratagems, including 6 specific to the following Septs: T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves
– 6 Sept Tenets: special rules for each of the following Septs: T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves;
– 6 unique T’au Empire Warlord Traits, along with 6 additional Sept-specific traits – 1 each for T’au, Sa’Cea, Vior’la, Bork’an, Dal’yth, and Farsight Enclaves Septs;
– Signature Systems: 12 pieces of bleeding-edge weapon and artefacts, technology available exclusively to the T’au;
– 6 unique Tactical Objectives.
Datacards: T’au Empire: $15
Designed to make it easier to keep track of Tactical Objectives and Stratagems in games of Warhammer 40,000, this set of 64 cards – each featuring artwork on the reverse – is an indispensable tool in the arsenal of any T’au Empire gamer. Included:
– 25 Stratagems available to any Battle-forged T’au Empire army as found in Codex: T’au Empire, along with 3 Stratagems – Command Re-roll, Counter-Offensive and Insane Bravery – from the Warhammer 40,000 rules, available to any army;
– 36 Tactical Objectives, including the 6 specific Objectives from Codex: T’au Empire.
T’au Sphere Expansion Battalion Detachment: $420
Get your hands on a huge collection of T’au Empire – an army, no less – with this bundle. When they’re assembled and painted ready for battle, you’ll be able to use them as a Battalion Detachment in Matched Play games of Warhammer 40,000, enjoying an extra 3 Command Points to use as you see fit. Included:
– A T’au Empire Commander, assemble as XV85 Enforcer or XV86 Coldstar Battlesuit variants, with included drone;
– 2 sets of 10 Fire Warriors, each including options for a Shas’ui, 2 drones and a DS8 Support Turret;
– An XV104 Riptide Battlesuit, which features a choice of heavy burst cannon, smart missile system, fusion blaster and shield generator, along with 2 shielded missile drones;
– 2 XV88 Broadside Battlesuits, each featuring a rail rifle and missile system pods, as well as 2 drones;
– A Start Collecting! T’au Empire box, containing an Ethereal on Hover Drone, 3 XV8 Crisis Battlesuits and a 10-man Fire Warriors team (including two drones and a DS8 Support Turret.)
That’s it for this week’s new product roundup! What do you think of the new Tau Codex? Let us know in the comments below and for more great deals head over to Games Workshop.
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